Gonna be a long while yet before Rob’s back in his apartment and back to normal audio quality. Still makeshift for now.

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00:00:00 – Intro & What We Watched
Rob watched Thor: Love and Thunder. Tom watched Morbius, and is keeping up with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

00:17:45 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Herb for his PayPal donation, plus our 138 Patreon Patrons, as well as Nathan for sending a Canadian movie code to Rob.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Greg, Julian, JT, Bret, Ryan, Eric, Herb, and Gurinder. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:23:04 – News: Denon AVR-A1H 8K Flagship AVR
15 amps built-in, 4 independent sub outs, optional Dirac, for $6,500: https://youtu.be/oDTW9N8n0jg

00:25:59 – News: TCL R655 6-Series TVsMini-LED QLED TVs with more zones of local-dimming, 144 Hz VRR, and Roku: https://bit.ly/3Bg0d9Z

00:27:47 – News: 77″ QD-OLEDs in 2023
Samsung Display showed 77″ Quantum Dot OLED panels: https://bit.ly/3deg9BD

00:28:34 – News: Sonos Sub Mini
A smaller, cheaper Sonos subwoofer: https://bit.ly/3qBqdrl

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Sorry, once again, for Rob’s poor audio quality, but we’re stuck like this for quite a while yet. Information about Denon & Marantz 2022 Receivers & Separates supposedly leaked last week. We’re not sure we believe all of it. LG’s OLED Flex bends on command. And several 7.1.4 SoundBars were announced.

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjA64As

00:00:00 – Intro & What We Watched
Rob watched The Purge and Star Trek: Lower Decks. Tom watched The Dragon Prince, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and Grace and Frankie.

00:13:21 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Allen and Raf for their PayPal donations, plus our 138 Patreon Patrons, including Rob M, as well as Aras for sending Rob a donation for his apartment restoration, and Eddie for sending Rob a Canadian movie code.
Thanks to Jason for sending photos with permission to use them on https://avgadgets.com/
And we appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Dazz, Rob M, Aras, Gurinder, Jason, and Allen. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:17:20 – News: Denon & Marantz 2022 AVRs
Official announcements are supposed to happen at CEDIA in about a month. So we’ll soon find out how much of this “leaked” information is correct: https://bit.ly/3THUVfM

00:32:22 – News: LG OLED Flex
Bend your OLED monitor on command: https://bit.ly/3x343BW

00:33:52 – News: 7.1.4 SoundBars
– Sennheiser AMBEO Max & Plus: https://bit.ly/3QoOqvt
– TCL X937U: https://bit.ly/3cOgYB6
– JBL BAR 1000: https://bit.ly/3RqZrxR
– https://avgadgets.com/just-stop-with-the-atmos-soundbars/

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Still a makeshift episode this week. Sorry for Rob’s poor audio quality. Updates on both our theaters. New AVRs from Arcam, a long-awaited Yamaha firmware update, & lots of questions!

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00:00:00 – Update on Rob’s Apartment

00:03:12 – Tom Updated his Theater

00:09:44 – What we Watched Rob watched Arcane: Bridging the Rift, and BattleBots. Tom watched She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and Predator. And he got Resident Evil cancelled by Netflix: https://bit.ly/3COu2AP

00:17:50 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are our 139 Patreon Patrons, including Andy.
Thank you to Travis for attending the Audio Advice show, and giving Tom permission to use his photos on https://avgadgets.com/

And we appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Eric, Travis, Dale, Gurinder, Rohan, Ari, Tony, Julian, Andy, Andrew, Raf, and Aras. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:21:14 – News: Arcam 2022 Receivers
Arcam AVR11 can power 7 speakers, but process 11. AVR21, AVR31, and AV41 Pre-Pro can all process 15 speakers. And they all have Dirac: https://bit.ly/3Rm4mQ7

00:29:58 – News: Sony Raises PS5 Price
PS5 Consoles are more expensive: https://bit.ly/3TnE55I
Sony DualSense Edge customizable controller: https://bit.ly/3wJqOLa
Xbox prices are staying put: https://bit.ly/3PXefCM

00:32:26 – News: Avatar Pulled from Disney+
Disney wants you in theaters for the 4K HDR re-release: https://bit.ly/3q1bWEd

00:33:58 – News: 3 Months Free of Apple TV+
2018 – 2022 Samsung TVs: https://bit.ly/3AZF1pD
Roku: https://bit.ly/3KCriIU

00:36:14 – News: Yamaha VRR Firmware Update
Yamaha VRR is finally here: https://bit.ly/3RpYAgw

00:37:00 – REVIEW: Anker Soundcore Space A40 & Q45 Headphones
Tom was very impressed: https://avgadgets.com/soundcore-space-a40-and-q45-headphone-review-insane-value-at-any-size/

Comments:

00:42:08 – Comment: Travis – No Love for Dayton Sub
Being an SVS PB12-NSD owner, Dayton’s SUB-1200 couldn’t stack up.

00:43:07 – CORRECTION: Lior – Audyssey Editor App
Lior corrects Rob’s mistake about Audyssey Editor App target curve changes.

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We’re back! Tom reviews IOGEAR’s Professional Online UPS (Battery Backup). We catch up on lots of questions. And Rob explains our absence last week.

Pictures shown in this episode:
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00:00:00 – Intro: Why We Were Away
Rob posted a short video last week to explain the situation: https://youtu.be/4pxxHFQwDQE

00:03:53 – IOGEAR UPS Review
– https://avgadgets.com/iogear-professional-online-ups-review/

00:15:38 – What we Watched
Rob watched the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Tom watched Sandman, Lost City, and Resident Evil.

00:23:21 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Julian and Ari for their PayPal donations, plus our 139 Patreon Patrons, as well as Gurinder for sending Rob a movie code, and James for his very generous donation to Rob for upcoming apartment repairs.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Juls, Mark, Michael, and Nick.
And a huge thank you from Rob to everyone who sent kind words after the apartment flood via email, Twitter, and YouTube comments!
Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:
00:27:59 – News: Asus ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ Monitor
Some computer-centric features separate Asus’ OLED from regular 42″ OLED TVs: https://bit.ly/3QOUeQ5

00:31:11 – News: Plex Multiple Editions
A new feature improves Plex Library organization: https://bit.ly/3AUvX5L

00:32:40 – News: MoviePass Returns
We think the relaunch has tons of red flags. But if you want to get on the waitlist… https://engt.co/3AMwczI

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Free tickets are still available for the Home Theater & Audio Show being hosted by Audio Advice in Raleigh, NC Aug 19 – 21. Email us if you’d like some. Or use our promo code: AVRANT22 for $5-off 3-day passes when you register: https://live.audioadvice.com/attend/register/

Warner Bros. Discovery is making big changes, particularly to HBO Max. ProjectorScreen and Projector Central had an Ultra Short Throw projector shootout with surprising winners. And we answer lots of questions, including prioritizing a huge list of potential upgrades.

Pictures shown in this episode:https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjA2myP

00:00:00 – Intro
Rob finished the 3rd season of The Orville: New Horizons. Tom watched Prey, and started The Sandman.

00:12:47 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Raf for his PayPal donation, plus our 139 Patreon Patrons, as well as Mario for his heads-up about Best Buy’s Sonance MAG6 in-ceiling speaker flash sale, and Seth for arranging our free tickets and promo code for the Audio Advice show.
Thanks also to Julian and Dane for sending photos with permission to use them on https://avgadgets.com/
And we appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Matt, Ryan, Ilango, Julian, and Mark. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:17:16 – News: Warner Bros. Discovery Big Changes
Following their merger and new CEO taking over, there’s upheaval at Warner Bros. Discovery, with big impacts to HBO Max and its content: https://dcdr.me/3bKNK5q

00:30:49 – News: Ultra Short Throw Projector Shootout
ProjectorScreen.com and Projector Central hosted a UST projector shootout for 14 models under $6,500 with some surprising results: https://bit.ly/3PaEdCh

Comments:

00:33:31 – Comment: Infinite Gary – Spade-to-Banana Adapters
A successful way around plastic guards on speaker binding posts: https://amzn.to/3SgOr74

00:33:40 – Comment: Ryan – Refurbished Epson Projectors
Returned his Optoma UHD55, picked up a refurb Epson 6040UB.

00:35:09 – Comment: Dan – Adjusting Sub Position
Shared the experience of listening to bass sweeps in different seats with his girlfriend.

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